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發表於 2008-1-20 22:02:48
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Stephen Lee cruised to a 6-2 win over an out-of-sorts Marco Fu to reach the final of the SAGA Insurance Masters.
Lee will face Mark Selby over 19 frames at Wembley Arena tomorrow with the trophy and £150,000 first prize at stake. It will be a repeat of their first round meeting at last season's 888.com World Snooker Championship when Selby came from 5-0 down to win 10-7.
Leciester's Selby went on to reach the final at the Crucible, but for Lee, tomorrow's match will be the biggest of his career. He has won four ranking titles, but admitted that to capture snooker's most prestigious invitation title would be his crowning glory.
It will be the first time ever that the Masters final has been contested by two players outside the top ten of the official rankings, with Selby sitting 11th and Lee 13th.
The 33-year-old from Trowbridge was not at his best tonight, but enjoyed a comfortable victory, with Fu looking a shadow of the player who had knocked out Steve Davis, Neil Robertson and Peter Ebdon. The Hong Kong cueman made just one break over 50 and made numerous errors on simple pots, positional play and safeties.
Lee, who beat Fu 9-2 in the Grand Prix final back in 1998, won the opening frame tonight with runs of 24 and 44. Fu levelled with an 84 then Lee opened up a 3-1 lead with 66 and 69.
The Wiltshite cueman led 66-24 in frame four, only for Fu to produce a superb 43 clearance to steal it on the black. But that was as good as it got for the Asian potter. Lee took the next two with 77 and 62 then sealed victory in a scrappy eighth frame with 30 and 23.
"I felt nervous and I didn't play that well, but some things are meant to be," said Lee, whose last title was the 2006 Welsh Open. "I could have crumbled when he got to 3-2, but after winning the next frame I felt at ease, and I felt fine towards the end.
"I was pleased with my concentration, I felt as if I was in the zone. Without a shadow of a doubt it would be my career highlight if I could win it, it's such a great tournament.
"It hurt me when Mark beat me at Sheffield last season, I owe him one for that. The run he had there has given him belief. I don't want to give him any easy chances, if I can manage that I fancy the job."
Fu, who has missed out on a BBC double having won the Royal London Watches Grand Prix, said: "At no point did I feel like I had a chance of winning. I felt awful and I couldn't play, there was one frame where I couldn't even break off.
"It was the worst I have felt for a long time, I was very tired with no adrenaline, as if I had jet lag. Maybe the match against Ding last night took it out of me. It's very disappointing to play like that."  |
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